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Eight Years After Backpage’s Seizure, the Sex Marketplace It Exposed Still Thrives in the Shadows
A landmark 2018 takedown promised a reckoning for online sex trafficking—but while a handful of executives fell, the broader ecosystem of enablers, profiteers and apologists remains largely intact. How do we hold the hidden perpetrators accountable?
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Pittsburgh Startup’s AI Tool Helps Police Find Trafficking Victims Faster
As human exploitation networks migrate online, artificial intelligence is helping investigators turn a vast ocean of online data into life-saving leads.
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Seven Arrested After Police Discover Underground Child Sex Trafficking Chamber in Rural Alabama
In a remote Alabama town, victims were drugged, restrained and raped for profit—while continuing to attend school.
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North Carolina Motel Sued for Turning Blind Eye to Sex Trafficking
A new lawsuit claims staff ignored obvious signs of child sex trafficking to keep rooms filled and cash flowing.
